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Melonie Croft

Currently searching for a Data Analysit position

Dynamic data analyst with growing fluency in R, Python, and Tableau. Demonstrated ability to prepare and analyze data, while providing actionable insight through statistical analysis. Adept at leveraging critical thinking,visualization, and communication skills to effectively present findings to a wide range of audiences.

Education

American University

M.A. in International Development

Washington, DC

May 2023

Relevant Courses:

  • Data Analysis
  • Statistics, Research Design, and Research Methods

University Maryland, Baltimore County

B.A. in Political Science

Baltimore, Maryland

2020

Minor: Africana Studies

Certificate: French

Projects

Data Analysis and Visualization

American University

Washington, DC

2023

  • Produced an audio-visual PowerPoint presentation exploring conflict-climate migration. Generated multiple plots using patchwork.
  • Analyzed “Urban Social Disorder” data to understand mobilization and violence trends in the Global South. Created a professional slide deck using RMarkdown and Xaringan library.
  • Performed chi-squared statistical analysis to assess the relationship between villages and livelihood outcomes in Somalia. Presented findings in posterdown in RMarkdown and utilized kableExtra and tidyverse packages to generate highly customized tables and graphic visualizations.

Codebook

American University

Washington, DC

2023

  • Cleaned, appended, and reshaped large data set on “Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict” to produce a codebook that clearly communicates the contents, structure, and layout of the data.

Statistical Analysis

American University

Washington, DC

2022

  • Generated and presented multivariate regression analysis on the gendered impact of brain drain in international migration using R Studio.

Professional Experience

Program Associate, intern

Horn of Africa Youth Network

Nairobi, Kenya

2022

  • Cleaned and analyzed raw survey data to inform programming on youth economic empowerment initiatives.
  • Led projects to collect and synthesize global migration policy documents.
  • Ensured team workflow efficiency by managing internal tracking system of client deliverables and donor requirements.

Records Specialist

City of Takoma Park

Takoma Park, Maryland

2021 - 2022

  • Effectively managed Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) records and requests.
  • Generated a report analyzing information and records management metrics to improve performance.
  • Searched, identified, and exported data utilizing Google Vault.
  • Streamlined records inventory system and data entry using Excel Macros.